diff --git a/src/editor-view.coffee b/src/editor-view.coffee
index 039c1ab3c..3aa988d06 100644
--- a/src/editor-view.coffee
+++ b/src/editor-view.coffee
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class EditorView extends View
 
       screenPosition = @screenPositionFromMouseEvent(e)
       if clickCount == 1
-        if e.metaKey
+        if e.metaKey or (process.platform isnt 'darwin' and e.ctrlKey)
           @editor.addCursorAtScreenPosition(screenPosition)
         else if e.shiftKey
           @editor.selectToScreenPosition(screenPosition)